A favorite part of our annual Yampa Valley Crane Festival is the Crane Coloring Contest for kids. Ages 3 to 18 are eligible to participate, along with adults from Horizons. CCCC received 129 entries of colored, painted, and decorated crane coloring pages for this year’s contest.

2026 awards were given out at a special ceremony at Bud Werner Memorial Library during the 15th annual Yampa Valley Crane Festival. All entries were displayed at Bud Werner Memorial Library during the festival. Please email info@coloradocranes.org if you’d like to pick-up your coloring page.

The 2026 Coloring Contest page was designed by local artist Julia Ben-Asher.

Congratulations to our winners and thank you to all who participated in the 2026 Crane Coloring Contest!

1-3 years old – 1st place – Rosie Mayer
1-3 years old – 2nd place – Elsie Gelling
4 years old – 1st place – Cash Mangold
4 years old – 2nd place – Arya Rolfes
4 years old – 3rd place – Izzy Parrot
5 years old -1st place – Uma Bock
5 years old -2nd place – Iniya Premchandhar
5 years old 3rd place – Gianella Tabbacchi
6 years old 1st place – Linden Griffen
6 years old 2nd place – Anna Sielatycki
6 years old 3rd place – Nora Milne
7 years old 1st place – Jane Anstett
7 years old 2nd place – Caden MacArthur
7 years old 3rd place – Evia McLain
8 years old 1st place – Sitara Boddapati
8 years old 2nd place – Otis Solzberg
8 years old 3rd place – Nora Vandenheuvel
9 years old 1st place – Aitana Bock
9 years old 2nd place – Aspen Davis
9 years old 3rd place tie – Amy Clayton
9 years old 3rd place tie – Avni Gursahaney
10 & 11 years old 1st place – Mary Novotny
10 & 11 years old 2nd place – Jane Hampson
10 & 11 years old 3rd place – Cora MacArthur
12 & 16 years old 1st place – Avery MacArthur
Best In Show – Avery MacArthur
12 & 16 years old 2nd place – Alexandria Stabile
12 & 16 years old 3rd place – Mia Stabile

Horizons Winners:
1st place – Chelsie Smith
2nd place – Beverly Charlesworth
3rd place – Julianne Mallary